Destruction of election papers
155 Destruction of election papers
Subject to subsection (2), all books, documents, and papers used for or in connection with any election may, when the election can be no longer questioned, be destroyed by the Electoral Commissioner, or with the Electoral Commissioner’s approval, by any returning officer.
Subsection (1) does not apply to books, documents or papers used for or in connection with a general election for the Council that may be required for the purposes of the election of members of the Council under sections 156C and 156D.
Note for this subsection:
This subsection is subject to section 146I(5)(ba).
[Section 155 amended: No. 40 of 1987 s. 77 and 84; No. 79 of 1987 s. 78; No. 36 of 2000 s. 28(1); No. 20 of 2021 s. 81; No. 30 of 2023 s. 105.]
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